Cookies Policy

Last updated: November 8, 2026

Cookies are small files a website saves in your browser. This page lists the cookies externalsoftware.com uses, on the website and the store pages alike. The Recount app itself uses no cookies. For everything else about your information, see our privacy policy.

Needed to sign in

  • es_session (store pages only): keeps you signed in to your External Software account. It is removed when you sign out or it expires.

Website statistics

These help us see how many people visit, which pages are useful and where visitors come from.

  • Google Analytics (_ga, _ga_*): count visits and pages read, and measure our Google ads. They last up to 2 years. Block them with the Google Analytics opt-out add-on.
  • PostHog (ph_*_posthog): counts visits and the pages and links used, and ties together the session replays described in our privacy policy. It lasts up to 1 year.

Advertising

These let Meta (Facebook and Instagram) and Google measure our ads and choose who sees them. Our privacy policy explains what they receive.

  • Meta Pixel (_fbp, and _fbc when you arrive from a Meta ad): connect your visit to Meta ads. They last up to 90 days.
  • Google: Google Analytics' cookies above also serve our Google ads, and with Google signals Google may connect visits to your Google account if you allow ad personalization.

Your choices

If you visit from the European Union, the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom or Switzerland, we ask before setting any statistics or advertising cookies, and until you accept, Google receives only cookieless signals and PostHog counts your visit without storing anything. Everywhere else they are on by default. Anyone can change their choice with Cookie settings (also at the bottom of every page). We remember your choice in your browser (es_consent), and a cookie (es_cc, 1 day) holds the country your visit comes from so we know whether to ask.

You can opt out of the advertising cookies on our Your privacy choices section, and we treat a Global Privacy Control signal as an opt-out. You can also block or delete cookies in your browser's settings. Blocking the statistics or advertising cookies does not affect anything on the site. Blocking the sign-in cookie means you cannot sign in to the store. Your opt-out choice is stored in your browser (not in a cookie) under es_adsoptout.

Contact us

Questions? Email privacy@externalsoftware.com.